It is also sold under a number of different brands such as walimex, rokinon, vivitar and bower. If your current firmware version is lower than the version being offered below, please update your firmware now. They dubbed the event samyang blockbuster and the lenses announcedreleased have been quite a mix across the board, and nicely tied up with todays announcement of the 14mm f2. This group is a place for all photos taken with samyang, vivitar, sakar, polar, and walimex branded 14mm f2. Samyangs new xp 14mm and 85mm lenses are almost here. The fuji is not as wide, but seems to hold its own much better in those types of situations. If youre thinking of picking up a great ultrawide astrophotography lens, chances are good youve looked at the three 14mm primes featured in this video. As mentioned in our samyang 50mm article, with the. For astrophotography, ill likely only use the 24 for any future nightscapes. The model has been fitted with two ed lenses with a low dispersion factor, two aspherical lens elements. The fully manual lens is available from numerous suppliers, and in several different mounts. I had the opportunity to try out a samyang 14mm f2. After researching many site and discussions i havent been able to resolve this issue, and apparently a question for many using the samyang or rokinon 14mm lens.
I plan on selling my nikkor 2470 in an effort to switch to primes only. It offers a pretty undistorted ultra wideangle image with great sharpness and contrast. Im looking for real world inputadvice on getting this lens. Sony a7rii with metabones adapter and samyang 14mm 2. The samyang 14mm is sold for many different slr lens mounts and thus its dimensions vary accordingly. Here is the list of lenses in the summer samyang blockbuster see below for details. About a month after that event we conducted a thorough test of the new lens. I suppose it is the same with the oem lenses bower 14 mm f2. I love my samyang 35mm a little bit more, but this one comes with me if i just want to take one lens with me. A bright and versatile ultrawide prime, the canon efmount 14mm f2.
How can i obtain or create, and install in adobe ps cc and adobe lr cc for mac with yosemite os x v 10. However, the focus ring seems to be off on some lenses and it is a guess where the infinity focus or the hyperfocal distance actually is located for your lens. I must admit, that the first time i tried to focus this manual lens i was a bit bewildered. The optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements and three high refractive index hr elements, which control spherical aberrations and distortion. Dual calibrated right and left side distance and tstop scales enable an assistant to pull focus and aperture from either side of the lens. It also works well with dslr and mirrorless cameras to provide approximately an angle of view of 94 with apsc cameras, 90 with canon apsc cameras and 76. Most fullframe sony cameras offer inbody stabilization, which effectively smooths video footage captured with the 14mm prime and lets you snap. The optical construction is 14 elements in 10 optical groups with 3 high refractive index elements, 2x ed element, an aspherical hybrid element plus a aspherical glass element. An ultra wide angle, prime lens, the samyang 14mm f2. Im considering adding this to my kit as my go to wide angle.
The samyang looks nice but if you do night shots with a lot of highlights especially cityscapes or skylines, youll notice that the highlights look quite poor. The build and glass is excellent, as is the performance of this wide angle lens. It is one of the very few lowcost ultra wide angle options and well suited for astrophotography. As the title suggests, i would want to get some idea from the community about the samyang 14mm f2. Its optics comprise of 14 lens elements arranged in 10 groups.